Super detailing - Model Railroader Magazine

santafejeff

Has anyone ever super detailed the evemodel well cars or the containers?

I model the late '30s, so don't have any well cars or containers.

However, I've been on dozens of railfanning trips with friends, and to be honest, I never really noticed much in the way of details at all.

Here's a photo that does show the door latching equipment on the orange container, but beyond that, I've never notice much in the way of details on containers. (the photos will enlarge if clicked-upon)

There have been some with interesting lettering (not grafitti), but other than that, they're about as interesting to me as are trash trains....at least the containers don't include the smell.

Nowadays, a lot of trains, while impressive, are somewhat boring when the entire train is made-up of identical cars...

...this one was interesting mainly because various identical cars were dumping ballast via remote control, as indicated by the dust cloud...

...d'ya like auto-carriers?

...how about white tank cars?

...or empty hoppers...

...how about black tank cars?

This one actually was interesting...

...and this one, too...

...as was this one...

What I do always find interesting, are the friends who accompany me on these outings.

Wayne